The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-24
THE ASSAULT CASE.
The Defendants on Trial in the
Police Court.
Evidence Of Three witnesses for the
Prosecution Concludes - FULL
Report Of the Proceed
iaES.

r The Police Court was crowded yesterday
: morning with people Of all nationaiities
bent on hearing the evidence in the assault
case. Among those present were noticed
H. B. Ms Commissioner, Major J. H.
Wodehouse, Sir Alfred Gooch, Bart, Hon.
Fl. A Widemann, Hon. Sam Parker,
Messrs J H. Patty, Fl. F. Glade, etc. The
Secretary OF the Y NJ c. \. stood out
prominent among the crowd, taking in the
surroundings. After n few minor cases
had been disposed Of the case OF II. N.
Whitney. Jr.. c. Widemann and J. II.
DOwsett for assault and battery on Police
Officer Dias was called. The prosecution
was conducted BY Hon. J. 7. Kaulukou,
Marshal of the Kingdom, while Mr.. F. N
Hatch and Messrs Whiting & Creighton
appeared for the three defendants. The
first witness called was:
Frank Pahia. vino, being sworn, stated
I am the deputy marshal of the Kingdom.
was at the police station last Saturday
night, [ came there about 9 O'Clock that
evening and remained there until between
and ) O'Clock Sunday morning. I was
there in nv official capacity. Saturday
night saw an officer by name Simon Dias.
Heis present in Court Dias is police
officer He is on duty from sunrise until
/ sunset every day. Has been so employed
for the last three months. He was on
/ duty last Saturday night. I did send an
| officer on some duty that evening" I first
! sent Kauhane and another officer TO the
/ Hawaiian Hotel about 1920 o'clock The
I reason was because received a telephone
/ message from there. The trouble was
! number of people were creating a disturb
ance there. That was the piIikia. could
/ hear the noise at the station house Qoud
laughter).
The Court called for order and said the
room would b. .'atsed if there was any
further demonstration.
Examination r. .,nued-After time
Kauhane and the other officer returned to
the station hnt=- and reported that the
trouble was all over and the noise had
been quieted At I2:30 I received tele-
phone message that there was a disturb
ance going on at Maunakiekie, near the
Queens Hospital. In consequence 1 sent
the same officers up there. After they had !
gone | received another message that the !
disturbance was getting larger, and asking /
for more police. Just at that time John
Robinson and 5. Dais came in from their (;
rounds and / told them to go up there i'm /
mediately They had hardly been gone |
i've minutes when Robinson returned and /
said they wanted more police, as there was !
a disturbance on Richard street near the /
Hotel. without waiting for any of the |
officers TO go with him, he started off alone !
A little before O'Clock sunday morning |
they returned with c. Creighton. Mr..
Muller and other gentlemen. I noticed
the others, but do not know their names
I believe Mr.. Whitney was one, bat I am
not sure. The two officers. Robinson and
Dias, were apparently hurt. They showed
signs of il. The officers | remember see
ing at that time were Dias, Robinson and
Kamaka. The two former were hurt.
When l sent them away they showed no
signs OF being hurt. They received the
hurts when away that time.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hatch-I was
aware there was to De a celebration at the
Hotel. I knew what it was fora celebra-
ton Of the jubilee received no orders in
with it. Mr.. Muller was
brought to the station house by the police
] do not know by which particular one
He came IN a hack. Mr.. Muller told me
the number of the officer who brought him
officer No. said Muller interfered with
their horses and tried to make them SIAM
pede. l understood the officers were not
on their horses at the time. That is the
] have. Mr. Muller was not
detained. Dias has no number, simply a
badge with mounted police engraved on
it. He had it on when he went away [
could not say whether it was on the shirt
or coat. He had it on his breast Robin
son had badge on. cannot tell whether
the number was on the badge or not.
know the words mounted police are on.
His badge was in sight on his breast ANY
one with evesight could see the badges.
do not think they had any brass buttons
On that night. They were saving their
pest clothes for other occasions They
1ad on flannel shirts, think I could not
ell who the person was that telephoned
rom the Hotel. The message was to send
'ome policemen there to stop a disturb
lnce. 1t was given in English No private
signal was given. l do not think l have /
heard the voice before; it was that of
stranger. can recognize peoples voices
through the telephone. I do not know
Who telephoned from Maunakiekie After Q
he police were sent there they returned
With the parties who made the disturbance.
asked the number of. the telephone and it i
'as given me, but have forgotten it. 9
sked for it in case any further assistance o
as required The Portuguese were n
rought in after 2 o'clock There was no X
Their telephone message from the Hotel h
ut the one mentioned. No others were "
etained at the Station House besides the h
lree defendants. There was no bail. 7 N
{ them go. 1 told Mr. Creighton that al
lie charge against him was assault and "
artery on Dias and Robinson. The latter bt
ere there at the time with marks on IL
lem. think Dias made the charge. No pc
her officer made a charge against &C
r. Creighton. Dias made no other re
large but assault and battery against 81
-eighton. The officer stated that Creigh- 81
n had assaulted him, and tried to rescue q
s prisoner. At this time there was no &C
lie there but Creighton. l do not remem tn
II seeing Whitney at that time or Wide IN